PUBLIC LAW 98-353—JULY 10, 1984

98 STAT. 391

"(2) The court shall rule on such application for rejection within
thirty days after the date of the commencement of the hearing. In
the interests of justice, the court may extend such time for ruling for
such additional period as the trustee and the employees' representa-
tive may agree to. If the court does not rule on such application
within thirty days after the date of the commencement of the
hearing, or within such additional time as the trustee and the
employees' representative may agree to, the trustee may terminate
or alter any provisions of the collective bargaining agreement pend-
ing the ruling of the court on such application.

"(3) The court may enter such protective orders, consistent with Confidentiality.
the need of the authorized representative of the employee to evalu-
ate the trustee's proposal and the application for rejection, as may
be necessary to prevent disclosure of information provided to such
representative where such disclosure could compromise the position
of the debtor with respect to its competitors in the industry in which
it is engaged.

"(e) If during a period when the collective bargaining agreement
continues in effect, and if essential to the continuation of the
debtor's business, or in order to avoid irreparable damage to
the estate, the court, after notice and a hearing, may authorize the
trustee to implement interim changes in the terms, conditions,
wages, benefits, or work rules provided by a collective bargaining
agreement. Any hearing under this paragraph shall be scheduled in
accordance with the needs of the trustee. The implementation of
such interim changes shall not render the application for rejection
moot.

"(f) No provision of this title shall be construed to permit a trustee
to unilaterally terminate or alter any provisions of a collective
bargaining agreement prior to compliance with the provisions of
this section.".

(b) The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1112
the following new item:

"1113. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements.".

(c) The amendments made by this section shall become effective
upon the date of enactment of this Act; provided that this section
shall not apply to cases filed under title 11 of the United States Code
which were commenced prior to the date of enactment of this
section.

Effective

date.

11 USC 1113

note.

SUBTITLE K—MISCELLANEOUS

Provisions held

invalid.

11 USC 101 note.

SEC. .551. If any provision of this title or any amendment made by
this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the provisions of every other part, and their application
shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 552. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8331(22) of
title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, for Ante, p. 343.
purposes of section 8339(n) of title 5, United States Code, any
individual appointed under section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act who
served as a United States bankruptcy judge for the district of
Oregon or for the Central district of California until March 31,1984,
shall receive an annuity computed with respect to his service as a
referee in bankruptcy and as a bankruptcy judge, and his military
service (not exceeding five years) creditable under section 8332 of